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Trying the dark side, but...

Discussion in 'Baldur's Gate 2: Enhanced Edition' started by iwdrookie, Mar 22, 2023.

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    I played through BG1EE, SoD, and BG2EE and am getting ready for my second playthrough. This time, I thought I'd try out using all evil or neutral characters...see what it's like to be the bad guys for once. However, I have one concern. During my first playthrough, My PC was an Inquisitor (Keldorn's low dex bothered me too much), and I found that I relied pretty heavily on his Dispel Magic. Anyway, you obviously can't have an inquisitor in a party like I'm going to make. So my question is...for anyone who's played through without one....do you find that you miss it a lot, or that it's no big deal?

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    No big deal, as Dispel Magic is present as both wizard and priest spells as well. Both have similar properties. Only defense is Spell Immunity: Abjuration, so your probably good on that front.

    For playing evil party I tend to play a true neutral or chaotic neutral character myself so I can switch sides if the evil route didn't play out as I thought/hoped.
     
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    I find remove magic to generally be more useful than dispel. You don't remove your own buffs. Also even an inquisitor's dispel doesn't work on things you need breach or ruby ray for.
    Things like Mantle and protection from magic weapons are what you generally need dispel for anyways, so your physical attackers can take those guys down.
    Although Dispel does work on Mirror image and Protection from Normal Missiles, it seems to have a low success rate against Stoneskin, mantle, or protection from magic weapons even when cast by an Inquisitor.
     
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    These are great points; thanks for sharing!
     
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